Minerals containing boron
290 minerals
Boron — element
| Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system | Mohs hardness | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mottanaite-(Ce) | Ca₄(Ce,REE)∑₂Al(Be₁.₅☐₀.₅)∑₂[B₄Si₄O₂₂]O₂ | — | — | — |
| Moydite-(Y) | Y[B(OH)₄](CO₃) | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Nagashimalite | Ba₄(V³⁺,Ti)₄(O,OH)₂B₂Si₈O₂₇Cl | — | — | — |
| Nasinite | Na₂[B₅O₈(OH)] * 2H₂O | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Nifontovite | Ca₃B₆O₆(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Nioboholtite | (Nb₀.₆☐₀.₄)Al₆BSi₃O₁₈ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Nobleite | CaB₆O₉(OH)₂·3H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Nolzeite | NaMn₂[Si₃BO₉](OH)₂·2H₂O | Triclinic | — | — |
| Nordenskiöldine | CaSn⁴⁺(BO₃)₂ | Trigonal | — | — |
| Numanoite | Ca₄CuB₄O₆(OH)₆(CO₃)₂ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Odigitriaite | CsNa₅Ca₅[Si₁₄B₂O₃₈]F₂ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Okanoganite-(Y) | (Na,Ca)₃(Y,Ce)₁₂Si₆B₂O₂₇F₁₄ | — | — | — |
| Okayamalite | Ca₂B(BSiO₇) | Tetragonal | — | — |
| Olenite | Na(Al₃)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃O₃(OH) | Trigonal | 7.0 | — |
| Olshanskyite | Ca₂[B₃O₃(OH)₆]OH·3H₂O | Triclinic | — | — |
| Ominelite | (Fe²⁺,Mg)(Al,Fe³⁺)₃(SiO₄)(BO₃)O₂ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Orthopinakiolite | Mg₂Mn³⁺O₂(BO₃) | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Oxy-chromium-dravite | NaCr₃(Cr₄Mg₂)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃O | Trigonal | 7.5 | — |
| Oxy-dravite | Na(Al₂Mg)(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃O | Trigonal | 7.0 | — |
| Oxy-foitite | ☐(Fe²⁺Al₂)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃O | Trigonal | 7.0 | — |
| Oxy-schorl | Na(Fe²⁺₂Al)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃O | Trigonal | 7.0 | — |
| Oxy-vanadium-dravite | Na(V)₃(V₄Mg₂)Si₆O₁₈(BO₃)₃(OH)₃O | Trigonal | 7.5 | — |
| Oyelite | Ca₁₀Si₈B₂O₂₉ * 12.₅H₂O | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Painite | CaZrAl₉(BO₃)O₁₅ | Hexagonal | 8.0 | 4.00 g/cm³ |
| Parasibirskite | Ca₂(B₂O₅)·H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Pekovite | SrB₂Si₂O₈ | Orthorhombic | — | 3.26 g/cm³ |
| Penobsquisite | Ca₂Fe²⁺[Cl|B₉O₁₃(OH)₆]Cl * 4H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Pentahydroborite | CaB₂O(OH)₆ * 2H₂O | Triclinic | — | — |
| Peprossiite-(Ce) | (Ce,La)(Al₃O)₂/₃B₄O₁₀ | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Perettiite-(Y) | Y₂Mn₄FeSi₂B₈O₂₄ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Pertsevite-(F) | Mg₂(BO₃)(F,OH) | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Pertsevite-(OH) | Mg₂(BO₃)(OH) | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Piergorite-(Ce) | Ca₈Ce₂AlLiSi₆B₈O₃₆(OH)₂ | — | — | — |
| Pinakiolite | (Mg,Mn)₂(Mn³⁺,Sb⁵⁺)O₂(BO₃) | Monoclinic | 6.0 | — |
| Pinnoite | MgB₂O(OH)₆ | Tetragonal | — | — |
| Poudretteite | KNa₂B₃Si₁₂O₃₀ | Hexagonal | 5.0 | — |
| Povondraite | NaFe³⁺₃(Mg₂Fe³⁺₄)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃O | Trigonal | 7.0 | — |
| Preobrazhenskite | Mg₃B₁₁O₁₅(OH)₉ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Priceite | Ca₂B₅O₇(OH)₅·H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Pringleite | Ca₉B₂₆O₃₄(OH)₂₄Cl₄ * 13H₂O | Triclinic | — | — |
| Prismatine | (☐,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)₅Al₄Si₂(Si,Al)₂(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)₂₂ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Probertite | NaCaB₅O₇(OH)₄·3H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Proshchenkoite-(Y) | Ca(Y,REE,Ca,Na,Mn)₁₅Fe²⁺(P,Si)Si₆B₃O₃₄F₁₄ | Trigonal | 5.0 | — |
| Pseudosinhalite | Mg₂Al₃(BO₃)₂(OH)O₃ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Qilianshanite | NaH₄(CO₃)BO₃)·2H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Qingsongite | BN | Cubic | — | — |
| Ramanite-(Cs) | CsB₅O₆(OH)₄·2H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Ramanite-(Rb) | RbB₅O₆(OH)₄·2H₂O | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Reedmergnerite | NaBSi₃O₈ | Triclinic | 6.3 | 2.78 g/cm³ |
| Rhabdoborite-(V) | Mg₁₂(V₅+,Mo₆+,W₆+)₁ * 5O₆{[BO₃]₆-x[(P,As)O₄]xF₂-x} (x < ₁) | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Rhabdoborite-(W) | Mg₁₂(W₆+,V₅+)₁ * 5O₆{[BO₃]₆–x[(P,As)O₄]xF₂–x} (x < ₁) | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Rhodizite | KBe₄Al₄(B₁₁Be)O₂₈ | Cubic | — | — |
| Rivadavite | Na₆Mg[B₆O₇(OH)₆]₄ * 10H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Rogermitchellite | Na₆Sr₁₂Ba₂Zr₁₃Si₃₉B₄O₁₂₃(OH)₆·20H₂O | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Rossmanite | ☐(LiAl₂)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH) | Trigonal | 7.0 | — |
| Roweite | Ca₂Mn²⁺₂B₄O₇(OH)₆ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Roymillerite | Pb₂₄Mg₉(Si₁₀O₂₈)(CO₃)₁₀(BO₃)(SiO₄)(OH)₁₃O₅ | Triclinic | — | 5.97 g/cm³ |
| Ruitenbergite | Ca₉B₂₆O₃₄(OH)₂₄Cl₄ * 13H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Sakhaite | Ca₄₈Mg₁₆(BO₃)₃₂(CO₃)₁₆·2(H₂O,HCl) | Cubic | — | — |
| Santarosaite | CuB₂O₄ | Tetragonal | — | 4.00 g/cm³ |
| Santite | K[B₅O₆(OH)₄] * 2H₂O | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Sassolite | B(OH)₃ | Triclinic | 1.0 | 1.65 g/cm³ |
| Satimolite | KNa₂(Al₅Mg₂)[B₁₂O₁₈(OH)₁₂](OH)₆Cl₄*₄H₂O | — | — | — |
| Savelievaite | Mg₂Cr³⁺O₂(BO₃) | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Sborgite | Na[B₅O₆(OH)₄]·3H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Schiavinatoite | (Nb,Ta)(BO₄) | Tetragonal | — | — |
| Schorl | Na(Fe²⁺₃)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH) | Trigonal | 7.0 | — |
| Searlesite | NaBSi₂O₅(OH)₂ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Serendibite | Ca₄[Mg₆Al₆]O₄[Si₆B₃Al₃O₃₆] | Triclinic | — | — |
| Shabynite | Mg₅(BO₃)(OH)₅(Cl,OH)₂ * 4H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Shimazakiite | Ca₂B₂O₅ | Monoclinic | — | 2.78 g/cm³ |
| Shinichengite | Ca₅[BSi₂O₇(OH)₂]₂·6H₂O | Triclinic | — | — |
| Sibirskite | Ca₂(HB₂O₅)(OH) | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Sinhalite | MgAlBO₄ | Orthorhombic | — | 3.35 g/cm³ |
| Solongoite | Ca₂B₃O₄(OH)₄Cl | Monoclinic | 3.5 | — |
| Steedeite | NaMn₂[Si₃BO₉](OH)₂ | Triclinic | — | — |
| Stillwellite-(Ce) | CeBSiO₅ | Trigonal | — | 4.74 g/cm³ |
| Stillwellite-(La) | LaBSiO₅ | Trigonal | — | — |
| Strontioborite | SrB₈O₁₁(OH)₄ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Strontioginorite | CaSrB₁₄O₂₀(OH)₆ * 5H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |